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How has McAuliffe Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306006319
McAuliffe Elementary
830 HATHAWAY DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80915 · (719) 228-0900 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
203 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.6% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 21.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like McAuliffe Elementary
McAuliffe Elementary's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe Elementary this school | 448 | 45.3% | 24.0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 498 | 46.0% | 52.4% |
| Remington Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 534 | 44.4% | 46.5% |
| Scott Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 458 | 44.1% | 53.1% |
| Pioneer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 382 | 48.4% | 52.3% |
| Jordahl Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 524 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where McAuliffe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #698 of 931 | #110 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #687 of 940 ▼ 20 | #103 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #781 of 946 ▼ 86 | #111 of 127 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #328 of 1,056 | #41 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #383 of 896 | #65 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #87 of 896 | #27 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #525 of 983 | #71 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #344 of 664 | #59 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 613
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 448 | 29.8 | 15.0:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 26.9 | 17.9:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 27.4 | 18.9:1 | 52% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 48% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 31.9 | 16.8:1 | 59% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 58% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 54% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McAuliffe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (537 to 448); teachers down 6% (31.9 to 29.8).
About McAuliffe Elementary
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, is home to McAuliffe Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 448 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
A total of 60 schools make up Colorado Springs School District 11, with 22,293 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at McAuliffe Elementary, at 45%. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.0:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 45% of enrollment.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, McAuliffe Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
McAuliffe Elementary falls short of its prediction by 15.3 points. The model expects 39.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado; the school's rate is 24.0%.
El Paso County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, El Paso County has 245 public schools and roughly 114,356 students.
Colorado Military Academy is the public school closest to McAuliffe Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 30.0%, higher than McAuliffe Elementary's 24.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 33 students since 2020-21, to 448. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 15.0:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at McAuliffe Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other McAuliffe Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named McAuliffe Elementary. McAuliffe Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 523 students
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX · 511 students
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 479 students
- McAuliffe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 407 students
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 385 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Military Academy0.7 mi · 618
- Evans Elementary School1.2 mi · 487
- Horizon Middle School1.3 mi · 773
- Henry Elementary School1.4 mi · 306
- Power Technical1.8 mi · 405
- Springs Studio for Academic Excellence1.8 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About McAuliffe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McAuliffe Elementary?
McAuliffe Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McAuliffe Elementary serve?
McAuliffe Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McAuliffe Elementary have?
McAuliffe Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is McAuliffe Elementary?
McAuliffe Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 34% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees McAuliffe Elementary?
McAuliffe Elementary is overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.